Humane law but not complicit with those who despise it

(Baonghean.vn) - The leaders of the riots like Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thuc cannot continue to be at large outside the law, to continue to deceive public opinion, challenge public authorities, and trample on the law.

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Without discipline, a country cannot be stable. The history of human society is the history of the process of perfecting social management rules. In other words, it is the legal system that any political regime must have to maintain social stability and exercise the right to govern and run the country.

In any era, anyone who goes against mandatory legal regulations, causes social instability, or affects the interests of others is considered a violation of the law and must be severely punished, regardless of who commits the act or what group they belong to.

Although everyone knows that in any regime, the law has a necessary tolerant silence, giving room for people to realize their mistakes, repent before it is too late, and not be provoked, led too far into committing crimes. And all forms of punishment, whether heavy or light, whether administrative or criminal, are only the last resort.

Nguyen Dinh Thuc took advantage of the petition to incite people to cause disorder.

It is normal for people to file complaints and demand compensation for economic losses caused by someone that have affected their lives. This is a citizen’s right that is always protected by law. However, there must be solid evidence, not just empty words.

Complaints and denunciations must also be conducted in accordance with legal procedures, not to infringe on the right to live in safety of others for the sake of claiming one's own rights.

Returning to the case of Quynh Ngoc commune, Quynh Luu district, people, following the instigation of Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thuc, took to the streets, waving flags and banners, marching to Ha Tinh to sue Formosa Company. Under the incitement of Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thuc, the action that was initially called "peaceful complaint" turned violent and reckless.

Despite the police's efforts to ensure order and traffic; despite the government's explanations and persuasion, the crowd deliberately poured into the street in rows of 3 and 4, causing serious traffic jams on National Highway 1A, throwing bricks and stones in protest, injuring many people; damaging many state and private vehicles; seriously violating social order, causing panic among the people.

The acts of throwing bricks and stones causing injury and destroying property by those participating in the petition will be punished appropriately by law, with the right person and the right crime.

It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time that “the environment” and “people’s interests” have been used by some individuals to cover up their shady purposes. This is also not the first time that poor people have believed and listened to individuals who are known as “shepherds of their souls” to deceive them, turning them into tools to carry out their own schemes.

No one went to the church where priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc lived and worked to force him and his parishioners to gather their cars in an empty lot, making way for traffic on Highway 1A! If his car was parked in the church grounds, even if he sat there for a day or a month, no one would have the time to use a crane to move both the car and the person to another place!

Only those who cause trouble, only cars parked illegally causing traffic obstruction on National Highway 1A are intervened by the authorities to handle, in order to ensure order, security and safety for society.

Authorities moved the car that was going to file a complaint and intentionally obstructed traffic on Highway 1A.

Regardless of the motive, when speaking untruths, it shows the speaker’s dishonorable nature and personality! If one wants to fight to “protect the people who have suffered losses”, then first of all, honesty must be ensured. Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thuc and his followers always say that the government is hiding the truth, but they themselves fabricate, distort the truth, and deceive the people. So what is the reason for that action?

Therefore, it is unacceptable to infringe upon the rights and safety of others in the name of protecting one person. It is even more unacceptable when it is a matter of “claiming” or “claiming” compensation because Quynh Luu has been determined not to be in the area affected by the Formosa environmental incident.

The ringleaders of the riots like Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thuc cannot continue to be at large outside the law, to continue to deceive public opinion, challenge public authorities, and trample on the law.

It is time for the government - as the representative body of the power that the people have entrusted to protect their peaceful lives... to take decisive measures, in the spirit of maintaining strict discipline and the law of the land. Vietnamese law is always humane to those who make mistakes. But humaneness does not mean being an accomplice to those who disregard the law.

Van Thieng